The elections to the United Nations Human Rights Council are scheduled to be held on 9 May 2006. Asian Centre for Human Rights has been reviewing the credentials of the candidates from Asia.

Peoples Forum for UPR in India

• India: Stakeholders’ Report under the UPR, 20 November 2007 - html

Universal Periodic Review

• Pakistan: Pakistan: Army as the Judge, Jury and Executioner, 8 February 2008 - pdf

• Sri Lanka: A test for the UPR mechanism, 6 February 2008 - pdf

• Bahrain: Stakeholders’ Report, 20 November 2007 - html

ACHR REVIEW

• Review/125/06: Nepal: The price of peace, 17 May 2006
• Review/124/06: No succour for the victims of the armed opposition groups in India, 10 May 2006
• Review/123/06: The Role of Law: Asian values' perspectives at the Human Rights Council? 3 May 2006
• Review/122/06: From Asia with Caution: An unconfident democracy, a suave dictatorship and a proxy candidate, 26 April 2006
• Review/121/06: Asian governments' pledges: A mockery of democratic practices, 19 April 2006
• Review/120/06: Shame on Asian States: HRC Elections 2006, 12 April 2006
• Review/119/06: UN Human Rights Council Elections: Why should Bangladesh not be elected? 5 April 2006
• Review/115/06: 62nd CHR: Confusions at the funeral, 8 March 2006
• Review/79/05: The OHCHR: The challenge of maintaining and enhancing credibility, 29 June 2005
• Review/78/05: Kicking the CHR upstairs? 22 June 2005
• Review/CHR61/57/05: High Commissioner Louise Arbour: Reconsider support for universal membership in the CHR, 26 January 2005

REPORTS

• UN Human Rights Council: Illusions, Realities and Kofi Annan's search for legacy, 23 June 2005